Completion rate, upper secondary … education poorest both sexes in Ghana
Ghana: Completion rate, upper secondary … education poorest both sexes was 18.8% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, both in Ghana, 2003–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 18.8% for completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, both in 2022. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1,456.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, both in Ghana peaked at 18.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2006.
That places Ghana 30th out of 51 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Completion rate, upper secondary … education poorest both sexes in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.8% | — |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -81.6% |
| 2009 | 4.0% | +2761.9% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | -69.8% |
| 2014 | 9.2% | +659.6% |
| 2017 | 10.1% | +9.4% |
| 2022 | 18.8% | +87.2% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 18.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.1%, 1.6× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 18.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.8%, 6.8× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.6% | 0.1% | 4.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 1.2% | 10.1% | 3 |
| 2020s | 18.8% | 18.8% | 18.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More education data for Ghana
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.93 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.23 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 174,414 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 39,902 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 949,095 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 913,117 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.33 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.98 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.6567 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, both in Ghana?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, both in Ghana was 18.8% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, both recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 18.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, both recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2006.
- How does Ghana rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, both?
- Ghana ranks 30th out of 51 countries with data for 2022.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, both rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,456.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release